Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-01

Supeyior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for WI ich he Is elected. The
annual salaries Of the Justices OF the Su-
hundred dollars (s750o) each. and the Su,
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars ($6O00) each. Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature. the Superior
of three thousand dollars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges OF the city and
county of San Francisco, and the counties
of Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Yuba
and Sutter combined, sacramento, Butte,
Nevada, San Diego. San Bernardino. Colusa
and Tehama, who shall receive five thou
sand dollars, and the Judges of the counties
of Tulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San yoa-
ouin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment to
section eight, of Article XI, Of the Con-
stitution of the State of California. re-
lating to the framing of a charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand Inhabitants, and for cities of over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at its regular session,
commencing on the third day OF January,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, two.
thirds of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose that sec.
tion eight, of Article XI, of the Constitu-
ton of said tate. be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section g. Any city containing a popula-
tion of mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government, consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws OF this State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
Lob. l,nx fcp 1ooc Of G-a rno nr1 1o1
fed electors thereof to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election, whose duty 1t shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such city.
members of such Board, or a majority of
them, and returned, one copy thereof to the
Mayor, or other chief executive
officer of such city. and the other
to the secS Of Dssds esaer OF he
then be published In two daily papers of
general circulation in such city, for at least
twenty DAYS; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
at general or special election, and if a ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and If
approved by a majority vote of the mem bers
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
cha ter of such city, or If such city be con-
solidated with county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter A copy of such charter certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
ele ctors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. and deposited. one in
the office OF the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the office of the Re.
corder of Deeds OF the county. among the
judicial notice thereof. The charter SO
ratified may be amended at intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
eral or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
aud ratified by at least three-fifths of the
quslified electors voting thereat, aud ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
submitting s any i such Charter ne or amendment S
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
ton may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others. Any city
than SAs ten thouspsnd pSpi''.ind and not 10 more more
than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants may frame charter for its;own gov
ernment, con -istent with and subject 10 the
Constitution and laws Of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen freeholdeIs. who shall
have been for at least FIVE years qualified
electors thereof, to be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city. at any general or
special election, whose duty 1t shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by The
of such Board, or majority of
them, and returned. one copy thereof to the
Mayor, or other chief executive of said city,
and the other to the Recorder Of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
ished in two daily papers of general circu
latiOn in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion of
he charter; and within not less than thirty
mitted to the qualified electors of said city,
1t general or special election, and If a
majority of such qualified electors voting
.hereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
or rejection as a whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and If
approved by majority vote of the m embers
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
charter OF SUCH city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy OF such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief efexecutive officer ,aud anthem
ticated by the seal OF such city, setting
electors, and its ratification by them shall
be made In duplicate. AMI deDosited, one in
the office OF the Secretary OF State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
ives of the city; and thereafter ali Courts
shall take judicial notice of said charter.
The charter SO ratified may be amended, at
intervals OF not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority of the city to the qualified electors
thereof, at a general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publication
OF such proposals and ratified by at least
three-hfths OF the qualified electors voting
herein provided for the Approval of the
charter. In submitting any such charter, or
amendment thereto, any alternative article
or proposition may be presented for the
choice OF the voters and may be voted on
separately without prejudice to others.
Now therefore, pursuant to the provisions
OF the Constitution, and an Act Of the Leg
islature,. entitled IAN Act to provide for the
submission OF certain proposed amend
matter named, and which have been pro-
posed and adopted by the Legislature of the
State OF California. at the session beginning
on January third, eighteen hundred and
to the qualified voters of said
State, at special election to be called by
the Governor for the twelfth day of April.
eighteen hundred and eighty seven" an.
proved March 18th, 1887, the said amend.
ments are submitted to be separately voted
lpnn, by ballot, by the qualified electors Of
he State, on
TUESDAY. APRIL IL, 1887.
The said amendments are respectively
designated:
amendment Number One"
Amendment Number Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, II adopted, be respectively des.
ynated amendments numbers four. five
nd six, in the order of their su omission;
nd the ballots used at such election must
ontain the words:
"For the Amendment Number One."
"For the Amendment Number Two"
"For the Amendment Number Three"
Or the words
Against the Amendment Number One."